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Karen Gilbert
2024 - Present
2026
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Karen Gilbert is a member of the Tulsa City Council in Oklahoma, representing District 5. She assumed office on December 2, 2024. Her current term ends on December 7, 2026.
Gilbert ran for election to the Tulsa City Council to represent District 5 in Oklahoma. She won in the general election on August 27, 2024.
Biography
Gilbert's professional experience includes working as an administrative assistant at the Tulsa Learning Academy and as a site supervisor at Key Elementary Before/After School Care.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in Tulsa, Oklahoma (2024)
General election
General election for Tulsa City Council District 5
Karen Gilbert defeated Alicia Andrews in the general election for Tulsa City Council District 5 on August 27, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Karen Gilbert (Nonpartisan) | 64.3 | 3,079 |
 | Alicia Andrews (Nonpartisan) | 35.7 | 1,707 | |
| Total votes: 4,786 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Gilbert in this election.
2022
See also: Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 79
Incumbent Melissa Provenzano defeated Paul Hassink in the general election for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 79 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Melissa Provenzano (D) | 51.8 | 5,496 |
 | Paul Hassink (R) | 48.2 | 5,104 | |
| Total votes: 10,600 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Melissa Provenzano advanced from the Democratic primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 79.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 79
Paul Hassink defeated Karen Gilbert and Stan Stevens in the Republican primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 79 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Hassink | 52.1 | 1,552 |
| Karen Gilbert | 38.2 | 1,137 | |
 | Stan Stevens | 9.7 | 288 | |
| Total votes: 2,977 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 79
Melissa Provenzano defeated Dan Hicks in the general election for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 79 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Melissa Provenzano (D) | 52.0 | 6,507 |
| Dan Hicks (R) | 48.0 | 6,007 | ||
| Total votes: 12,514 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Teresa Marler (Independent)
Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 79
Dan Hicks defeated Karen Gilbert in the Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 79 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dan Hicks | 50.9 | 2,015 | |
| Karen Gilbert | 49.1 | 1,940 | |
| Total votes: 3,955 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 79
Melissa Provenzano defeated Brian Pingleton in the Democratic primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 79 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Melissa Provenzano | 73.5 | 2,794 |
| Brian Pingleton | 26.5 | 1,007 | ||
| Total votes: 3,801 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 79
Karen Gilbert and Dan Hicks advanced to a runoff. They defeated Matthew Lee in the Republican primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 79 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Karen Gilbert | 48.3 | 2,362 |
| ✔ | Dan Hicks | 44.9 | 2,194 | |
| Matthew Lee | 6.8 | 330 | ||
| Total votes: 4,886 | |||
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2016
The mayor and nine seats on the Tulsa City Council were up for election in 2016. The filing deadline was April 13, 2016, and there was a primary election on June 28, 2016. A candidate was able to win a seat outright in the primary by winning 50 percent or more of the vote. A general election was held on November 8, 2016, for races with two candidates or races where no candidates received 50 percent of the primary vote.
Gilbert was the only candidate to file for the District 5 seat in 2016. She was declared the winner of the seat following the filing deadline due to a lack of opposition.[2]
2014
The city of Tulsa, Oklahoma held nonpartisan city council elections on November 4, 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014, for races in which more than two candidates filed to run. In District 5, incumbent Karen Gilbert ran unopposed.[3]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Karen Gilbert did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Karen Gilbert did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Tulsa City Council District 5 |
Officeholder Tulsa City Council District 5 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Grant Miller |
Tulsa City Council District 5 2024-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Tulsa City Council District 5 2011-2018 |
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